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Abuja Land Owners With C Of O To Pay Recertification Fee – Wike

Abuja Land Owners With C Of O To Pay Recertification Fee – Wike
  • PublishedNovember 24, 2023

Existing land owners in Abuja with Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) have been directed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to re-certificate them.

Wike while speaking on a live television programme in Abuja, said the new C of O would require a National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN).

He noted that he had refrained from signing C-of-Os since he assumed office because of the need to introduce enhanced security measures.

He said the re-certification would cost individuals N50,000 and corporate bodies, N100,000 each.

He said, “There are a lot of discrepancies, a lot of cloning of C-of-Os, so we have come up with an idea that every allottee who seeks and applies for a C-of-O must supply his NIN; this is one of the features we are going to put in the new C-of-O.

“If a corporate body doesn’t have an NIN and they have a property, they must put their BVN. So many persons have not registered, and this will make them go and re-register.”

“For everyone who has a C-of-O, they will come for a recertification, so that we can incorporate the NIN or BVN.

“Those who had a C-of-O before don’t need to pay money again; the highest they can pay is N50,000, and corporate bodies will pay N100,000. It helps in terms of security; it also helps to improve our revenue generation.”

He also hinted that the cost of obtaining a new C of O, which he initially penciled at N5m might be reduced to N3.5 million.

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